Ski wax Chuenisbärgli — Adelboden
The Chuenisbärgli is considered one of the most demanding giant slalom hills in the World Cup: a steep finish slope, often aggressively prepared, compact snow and January temperatures in the Bernese Oberland. Cold nights and changing radiation make snow temperature the central variable of ski preparation.
Calculated from current conditions — snow temperature, snow type and moisture for 1,068–2,362 m.
To the recommendation for Adelboden-LenkWhy snow temperature decides on the Chuenisbärgli
Race waxes are specified for narrow snow-temperature windows — a few degrees decide whether a base runs or goes blunt. Snow temperature deviates systematically from air temperature: at night the slope radiates heat and cools below the air temperature, during the day sun position, exposure and slope angle warm the surface. raceday.ski computes this evolution with a 3-layer energy-balance model and, for Adelboden, takes into account the terrain-derived horizon profile (shading) and the altitude of the calculation point — both validated against terrain models in a catalogue-wide quality assurance.
What this means for ski preparation
For race use, raceday.ski recommends a complete system of preparation, base wax, race wax, optional powder top layer and finish — tuned to snow temperature, snow type and moisture class at start time. The start time is an input of its own: a run at 10:00 runs on different snow than a floodlit slalom in the evening.
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Go deeper
- Methodology — how raceday.ski computes the snow temperature
- Wax temperature tables — all products from Swix, Toko, Holmenkol, HWK and Rex